It looks like we’re going to have to wait a little longer to see producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel, as 20th Century Fox has pushed back the release of the manga adaptation. Alita was originally set to open on July 20th of this year, before being pushed back to December […]
Domhnall Gleeson to star in HBO comedy pilot Run
The ever-busy Domhnall Gleeson has signed on to star in a lead role in Run, a new comedy pilot from Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and script editor Vicky Jones, which is set up at HBO. Variety reports that the potential series is described as “a romantic-comedic-thriller that follows Ruby, a woman living a humdrum existence, […]
Eva Green and Eve Hewson to star in BBC Two’s The Luminaries
Deadline is reporting that Eva Green (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and Eve Hewson (The Knick) have been cast alongside Marton Csokas (The Lord of the Rings) in the upcoming BBC Two adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries. Produced by Working Title Television and scripted by Catton, the six-part […]
Universal sets Valentine’s Day 2019 release date for Happy Death Day 2U
Universal Pictures has announced that it has set a February 14th 2019 release date for the Blumhouse Productions horror sequel Happy Death Day 2U. The follow-up to last year’s Happy Death Day – which grossed $123 million worldwide from a budget of just $4.8 million – will reunite writer-director Christopher Landon with stars Jessica Rothe and […]
Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard return for Happy Death Day 2
Blumhouse Productions scored another hit last year with its slasher film Happy Death Day, which grossed over $120 million from a budget of just $4.8 million, leading to the announcement that a sequel was being fast-tracked into production. Well, with filming set to get underway next week, Deadline is reporting that Jessica Rothe and Israel […]
Karen Gillan joins Harrison Ford and Dan Stevens in Call of the Wild
Deadline is reporting that Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Avengers: Infinity War star Karen Gillan has signed on for a role in Call of the Wild, joining the previously announced Harrison Ford (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Dan Stevens (Legion), Omar Sy (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Colin Woodell (Unsane). Chris Sanders (The […]
J.K. Simmons, Sienna Miller and Taylor Kitsch join Chadwick Boseman in 17 Bridges
Back in July it was announced that Chadwick Boseman will be headlining the action thriller 17 Bridges and now we have word of more additions to the cast with Variety reporting that J.K. Simmons (Justice League), Sienna Miller (Live By Night) and Taylor Kitsch (Waco) have joined the film. According to the site, the film […]
Disney facing calls to fire Star Wars Resistance’s General Leia voice actress after mockery of Christine Blasey Ford
Disney is facing calls to recast the role of General Leia Organa in the upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance following a tweet posted by voice actress Rachel Butera. Butera, whose credits include The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Family Guy, posted a video where she imitated the voice of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who had […]
Kathleen Kennedy signs 3-year contract extension at Lucasfilm
Well, we can lay to rest those rumours about Kathleen Kennedy’s tenure at Lucasfilm coming to an end, as Deadline is reporting that Kennedy has just signed a three-year contract extension to remain as president of the company through to 2021. Kennedy took over Lucasfilm from George Lucas following the company’s sale to Disney, and […]
Gal Gadot joins Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has become the first addition to the cast of Death on the Nile, 20th Century Fox’s follow-up to last year’s hit Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, Deadline has revealed. The new film, based on Christie’s 1937 novel, will see Kenneth Branagh back behind the camera, and he […]
